It's a gone dead train   Yes, it's a gone dead train      My engine was pumpin' steam   And I was grindin' at you   Hard and fast      Burnin' down the rails   Tryin' to heat the way   Haulin' ass and ridin' up the track      And I laughed at the conductor   Who was tellin' me my coal   It would never last      But then the fire in my boiler   Up and quit before I came   Ain't no empty cellar   Like a gone dead train      Once was at a time when I could   Mama shave 'em dry   Raise a fever, ice-down chill      Waitin' at the station   With a heavy loaded sack   Savin' up and holdin' just to spill      Shootin' my supply through my demon's eye   Instead of holdin' my time   I hope I will      But then the fire in my boiler   Up and quit before I came   There ain't no empty cellar   Needs a gone dead train      (Yes, it's a gone dead train)   I'm gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn, it's a   (You know, it's a gone dead train)      (Yes, it's a gone dead train)   I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now, now   (You know, it's a gone dead train)   Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn      There ain't no easy day   When your daily run's a downhill pull   And there ain't no easy way   Wishin' for some jelly roll      There ain't no switch been made   To make your juicy lemon find   A spring to run a dry well full      But then the fire in my boiler   Up and quit before I came   Ain't no empty cellar   Needs a gone dead train      (Yes, it's a gone dead train)   I'm gonna teach it to learn now, babe)   (You know, it's a gone dead train)   Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn, burn      (Yes, it's a gone dead train)   It's a gone dead train, you gotta learn   (You know, it's a gone dead train)   Gonna teach it, gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn